

[Federal Register: February 15, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 31)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2005-0060; FRL-7747-8]

 
National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels 
for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Charter for the Environmental Protection Agency's National 
Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous 
Substances (NAC/AEGL) has been renewed for an additional 2-year period, 
as a necessary committee which is in the public interest, in accordance 
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 
U.S.C. App. 2 sec. 9(c). The purpose of NAC/AEGL is to provide advice 
and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on issues associated 
with development of acute exposure guideline levels for hazardous 
substances for use in chemical emergency programs. It has been 
determined that NAC/AEGL is in the public interest in connection with 
the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby 
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division 
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: 
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

    For technical information contact: Paul Tobin, Risk Assessment 
Division (7403M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8557; e-mail 
address: tobin.paul@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may 
be of particular interest to anyone who may be affected if AEGL values 
are adopted by government agencies for emergency planning, prevention, 
or response programs, such as EPA's Risk Management Program under the 
Clean Air Act and Amendments Section 112r. It is possible that other 
Federal agencies besides EPA, as well as State agencies and private 
organizations, may adopt the AEGL values for their programs. As such, 
the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that 
may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the DFO 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPPT-2005-0060. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although a part of the official 
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials 
that is available for public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. 
B102-Reading Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading 
Room telephone number is (202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for 
the OPPT Docket, which is located in the EPA Docket Center, is (202) 
566-0280.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA has renewed the charter for the NAC/AEGL Committee for an 
additional 2-year period. The NAC/AEGL Committee provides advice and 
recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on issues associated with 
the development of acute exposure guideline levels for hazardous 
substances. Acute exposure guideline levels for hazardous substances 
are used by other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and 
private organizations for exposure limits in chemical emergency 
programs. It has been determined that the NAC/AEGL Committee is in the 
public's interest and is related to the performance of duties imposed 
on the Agency by law.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    The charter for the NAC/AEGL Committee is in accordance with the 
provisions of FACA, 5 U.S.C. App., section 9(c).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Acute exposure guideline levels, 
Hazardous substances, Public health, Safety, Worker protection.



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    Dated: February 6, 2006.
Susan B. Hazen,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.
[FR Doc. 06-1353 Filed 2-14-06; 8:45 am]

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